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orchid tree

or·chid tree (plural or·chid trees)


noun 
Definition:
 
Southeast Asian tree with purplish flowers: either of two trees of the pea family with deeply lobed leaves. Flowers: pale to deep purple. Native to: Southeast Asia.  Latin name Bauhinia variegata, Bauhinia purpurea.

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